Surat Saba’ Verse No. 35: Reading and listening
Translation of the verse 35 from Surah Saba’ : Number of verses 54 - - page 432 - Part 22.
﴾وَقَالُواْ نَحۡنُ أَكۡثَرُ أَمۡوَٰلٗا وَأَوۡلَٰدٗا وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ ﴿
[ سبأ: 35]
And they say: "We are more in wealth and in children, and we are not going to be punished."
English - Sahih International
And they said, "We are more [than the believers] in wealth and children, and we are not to be punished."
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(34:35) They always said: 'We have more wealth and children than you have, and we shall not be chastised.' *55
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
*55) Their reasoning was: "We are greater favourites of Allah than you. That is why He has favoured us with the blessings of which you are deprived, or have received them in lesser measure. Why should Allah have given us all these provisions and wealth and power had He not been pleased with us? Now, how can we believe that Allah Who is showering us with all kinds of His blessings here will punish us in the Hereafter? He will punish only those who are deprived of His favours here,"
This misunderstanding of the world-worshippers also has been mentioned at several places in the Qur'an and refuted. For instance, see AI-Baqarah: 126, 212; At-Taubah: 55, 69; Hud: 3, 27; Ar-Ra'd: 26; Al-Kahf: 34 to 43; Maryam: 73 to 77; Ta Ha: 131; Al-Mu'minun: 55 to 61; Ash-Shu`ara': 111; Al-Qasas: 76 to 83; Ar-Rum: 9; Al-Muddaththir: 11-26: Al-Fajr: 15 to 20.